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- Title
Violência contra a mulher: caracterizando a vítima, a agressão e o autor.
- Authors
Marabotti Costa Leite, Franciéle; Caniçali Primo, Cândida; Bravim, Larissa Regina; de Fátima Almeida Lima, Eliane
- Abstract
Objective: Describing the profile of violence against women regarding aggression, the socio-demographic characteristics of the victim and the perpetrator of the violence. Method: a transversal study of quantitative approach and descriptive analysis. The population consisted of 42 women victims of violence. Results: of the total 42 participants, prevailed in women aged 30-39 years old, with complete high school and family income of 1-3 minimum wages. The physical, psychological and moral violence prevailed in 26.2 % of cases. The main offenders were the companions of those women, the home environment is the space where most attacks occur and jealousy was appointed as the main factor to unleash aggression. The attackers, mostly present among the age group 40-49 years old, and have had studied until elementary school. Conclusion: it notes the challenge and the responsibility of health professionals in the recognition and registration of cases seen in health services.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; INTIMATE partner violence; AGGRESSION (Psychology); DEMOGRAPHY; INTERVIEWING; SPOUSES; WOMEN; QUANTITATIVE research; SIGNIFICANT others; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2015, Vol 7, Issue 1, p2181
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i1.2181-2191